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CVE-2021-46088: Zabbix 4.0 LTS, 4.2, 4.4, and 5.0 LTS is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). Any user with the "Zabbix Admin" role is able to run custom shell script on the application server in the context...
CVE-2021-46088 · published 4 years ago
Summary
Zabbix 4.0 LTS, 4.2, 4.4, and 5.0 LTS is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). Any user with the "Zabbix Admin" role is able to run custom shell script on the application server in the context of the application user.
What to do
The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.
Affected software
| Ecosystem | Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| – | zabbix | zabbix |
>= 4.0.0, <= 4.0.34 >= 4.2.0, <= 4.2.8 >= 4.4.0, <= 4.4.11 >= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.20 cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | canonical | zabbix | All versions |
Original advisory text
Zabbix 4.0 LTS, 4.2, 4.4, and 5.0 LTS is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). Any user with the "Zabbix Admin" role is able to run custom shell script on the application server in the context...
Zabbix 4.0 LTS, 4.2, 4.4, and 5.0 LTS is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (RCE). Any user with the "Zabbix Admin" role is able to run custom shell script on the application server in the context of the application user.
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-46088 Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/paalbra/zabbix-zbxsec-7 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-46088 Third Party Advisory
Internet-facing
14 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit (estimated)
- Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Timeline
Published27 Jan 2022
Updated23 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
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